BULLDOGS TAKE 1-0 WIN OVER HOLY CROSS BEHIND FIRST CAREER GOAL FROM CHARPENTIER
September 30, 2009
BULLDOGS TAKE 1-0 WIN OVER HOLY CROSS BEHIND CHARPENTIER'S FIRST CAREER GOAL
SMITHFIELD, R.I. - Sophomore Emily Charpentier (Walpole, Mass.) made good on her first shot on goal of the season, recording the first score of her career Wednesday night to vault the Bryant University field hockey team to a 1-0 win over Holy Cross at Hart Turf Field.
The goal came just 7:56 into the contest off a penalty corner, when Charpentier took a pass from Katherine Andrusin (North Andover, Mass.) and sent it into the right side of the cage for a 1-0 lead that would stick through the final whistle. The assist was the second of the year for Andrusin.
Despite a one-goal Bryant lead, the Bulldogs (3-6) were outshot by the Crusaders (2-8), 11-9. Junior Elise Boissoneau (Ashburnham, Mass.) recorded three shots, all on goal, to lead the Bulldogs, while Courtney Callahan's five shots on goal on five total shots were a game high.
Bulldog senior captain Kundayi Mawema (Harare, Zimbabwe) made seven saves between the posts for her second shutout of the season. Holy Cross counterpart Kelly Casey made three saves in the loss.
The Bulldogs stay on the road for their next two contests, traveling to western Pennsylvania to open Northeast Conference play with their first two league matches of the year. Bryant will first head to Robert Morris for a 1 p.m. faceoff on Friday, Oct. 2 before playing Saint Francis (PA) Sunday, Oct. 4 at noon.